Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 512 g
Lutfullah's Narrative beyond East and West
Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 512 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-567677-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Lutfullah visited England in 1844 in the company of Mir Jafar Ali Khan, son-in-law of the Nawab of Surat. He wrote his Autobiography in English which records his observations on various matters connected with British Government, culture, and society.
The book was originally published in London in 1857 and is acclaimed to be not only the first, but also the best, autobiography by an Indian
in English. In the same genre as Mirza Abu Taleb Khan s autobiographical account of his travels to the West, it is interesting to note that even though Lutfullah visited Britain almost half-a-century after Abu Taleb, yet they ten d to speak the same language, use the same methods of argument and reasoning, and adhere to identical or similar notions of what religion is all about.
The volume will have a substantial introduction and annotations by Mushirul Hasan.